Is spending time in screen-based sedentary behaviors associated with less physical activity: A cross national investigation

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Melkevik, Ole ^a   Torsheim, Torbjørn ^a   Iannotti, Ronald J ^b   Wold, Bente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EUROPE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECREATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SITTING; TELEVISION;

EID: 77952462799     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-46     Document Type: Article

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